“So in my mind, if it’s not today, it’s tomorrow. Past episodes of the podcast have investigated other men who had close ties to the pageant industry, including JonBenet’s photographer, Randy Simons. At the same time, Ms. Green makes us ask ourselves why we continue to obsess over a dormant murder investigation. [8] Former FBI profiler Candice Delong believes that the DNA, having shown up identically in several different places on multiple surfaces, belongs to the killer. Simpson alleges that Karr was “obsessed” with the young girl and that problems in his own marriage drove him to commit heinous acts. Her father, John, found the girl's body in the basement of their house about seven hours after she had been reported missing. JonBenét Patricia Ramsey (August 6, 1990 – December 25, 1996) was an American child beauty queen who was killed at the age of six in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado.A lengthy handwritten ransom note was found in the home.
New interviews were conducted following a fresh inquiry by a committee that included state and federal investigators. It illustrates the fact that we watch “Dateline NBC” and listen to “Serial” because we want to play armchair detective. An 8 1/2-inch fracture ran the length of the right side of her head and she also had bruises and abrasions on her shoulders, legs and feet. [98][99], On December 28, 2016, Burke Ramsey's lawyers filed an additional civil lawsuit that accused CBS, the production company Critical Content LLC, and seven experts and consultants of defamation of character. [17][54], Two of the lead investigators in the case had opposing views. No precautions were taken to prevent contamination of evidence in the rest of the house. While the report’s release provided some official answers, experts agreed it shed no new light on the investigation itself. The department …
It can be deposited anywhere at any time for various reasons, reasons that are benign. [9] Boulder police initially concentrated almost exclusively upon the parents, John and Patsy Ramsey. [6] However, the DA determined that there was insufficient evidence to pursue a successful indictment.
A forensics team was dispatched to the house.
She had an older brother named Burke (1987–). Media reports questioned how the police handled the case. But Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter did not prosecute them, because he did not believe that he could meet the higher standard of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt that is required for a criminal conviction.
``We lose the value that information had as a check on information we may be getting from other sources,″ she said. [79] He claimed that he had drugged, sexually assaulted, and accidentally killed her. [66], The grand jury's vote to indict was not revealed publicly until October 25, 2013, when previously sealed court documents were released. [22] John pointed out to police first on the scene that the amount was nearly identical to his Christmas bonus of the prior year, which suggested that someone who would have access to that information would be involved in the crime. Visitors picked up and cleaned surfaces in the kitchen, possibly destroying evidence. [1][18][40][55], A grand jury was convened beginning September 15, 1998 to consider indicting the Ramseys for charges relating to the case. In April 2003, she agreed with a federal judge who sat on a 2002 libel case that evidence in the suit is "more consistent with a theory that an intruder murdered JonBenét than it was with a theory that Mrs. Ramsey did". He paused for a moment in front of the door, but walked away without opening it. French later explained that he was looking for an exit route used by the kidnapper, which the closed inside peg ruled out. "[102], "The Ramseys have consistently maintained their innocence. [45][d], In 2015, Beckner disagreed with exonerating the Ramseys, stating, "Exonerating anyone based on a small piece of evidence that has not yet been proved to even be connected to the crime is absurd. The crime is still unsolved and remains an open investigation with the Boulder Police Department.